Lord of the Beans - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elladan and Elrohir · 04-16-2006, 02:13 PM

I am a VeggieTales fan and unashamed of it, and I loved "Lord of the Beans." Some of the ways it rips off LOTR are obvious (like Randalf and Toto's first conversation and the names of the members of the Fellowship of the Bean), but some are really clever and multi-layered (like the army of Sporks and Ear-A-Corn's Silly Song).

Also, Kurt Heineke is a great composer who has previously provided score sound-alikes for veggie rips of "Rocky" and "Indiana Jones." His score isn't exactly Howard Shore-sounding, but his Shire theme is very similar, and he does the 5/4 beat for the Sporks, which I really appreciated as a soundtrack fan.

You may love VeggieTales or you may hate it, but for any LOTR fan, Lord of the Beans is worth at least a screening. And as someone mentioned above, watch the Veggie Commentary too. Larry and Mr. Lunt are crazy.

04-16-2006, 02:13 PM	#10
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	I am a VeggieTales fan and unashamed of it, and I loved "Lord of the Beans." Some of the ways it rips off LOTR are obvious (like Randalf and Toto's first conversation and the names of the members of the Fellowship of the Bean), but some are really clever and multi-layered (like the army of Sporks and Ear-A-Corn's Silly Song). Also, Kurt Heineke is a great composer who has previously provided score sound-alikes for veggie rips of "Rocky" and "Indiana Jones." His score isn't exactly Howard Shore-sounding, but his Shire theme is very similar, and he does the 5/4 beat for the Sporks, which I really appreciated as a soundtrack fan. You may love VeggieTales or you may hate it, but for any LOTR fan, Lord of the Beans is worth at least a screening. And as someone mentioned above, watch the Veggie Commentary too. Larry and Mr. Lunt are crazy. __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING